Kachina doll depicting Long Haired Katsina or 'Angak China'. The figure is carved form wood and is decorated with polychrome pigments depicting a yellow and black shirt, a white 'skirt' with a geoemtric panel, and a belt with a semi-relief pouch and pelt attached. The long hair on the mask is carved and has feathers attached at top and bottom.
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